Okubo Dance - Ookubo Dance

Japanese: 大久保踊 - おおくぼおどり

Bon Odori is a traditional dance handed down in Okubo, the former village of Yagi, Mihara-cho, Mihara-gun, Hyogo Prefecture. The leader sings to the rhythm of a large drum and clappers. There are men's dances and songs danced in pairs by men and women, and for men's dances such as "Yodo no Kuruma" and "Sankaimatsu," young men dance in yukata robes. For Kumi Odori, men imagine themselves as Takebe Genzo and Yohei, and women as Chiyo and Kasane, holding items such as swords, sutra desks, sickles and sedge hats, and dance together to the accompaniment of love songs such as "Terakoya" and "Dobashi," which are parodies of Gidayu and Kabuki. It is a structured dance that links the items to the play.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

兵庫県三原郡三原町の旧八木村大久保に伝承されている盆踊。大太鼓と拍子木のリズムで音頭取が歌をうたう。男踊と男女が組になって踊る曲とがあり，〈淀の車〉〈三階松〉などの男踊は，青年たちが浴衣で踊る。組踊は，義太夫や歌舞伎をもじった〈寺子屋〉〈土橋〉などの口説歌につれて，男は武部源蔵，与兵衛，女は千代，累（かさね）になった気分で刀と経机，鎌と菅笠などの採物（とりもの）を持ち，打ち合わせながら踊る。採物を芝居に結びつけた仕組踊である。

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